Booker T. Washington National Monument
Booker T. Washington National Monument
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Bust of Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Washington National Monument
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Location | Franklin County, Virginia, United States |
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Nearest city | Rocky Mount, Virginia |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 198.8 acres (80.5 ha) |
Built | 1856 |
Visitation | 24,361 (2012[1]) |
NRHP Reference # | 66000834 |
VLR # | 033-0001 |
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Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[3] |
Designated NMON | April 2, 1956 |
Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
The Booker T. Washington National Monument is a National Monument near Hardy, Franklin County, Virginia.[4] It preserves portions of the 207-acre (0.90 km²) tobacco farm on which educator and leader Booker T. Washington was born into slavery on April 5, 1856. It provides interpretation of Washington's life and achievements, as well as interpretation of 1850s slavery and farming through the use of buildings, gardens, crafts and animals.
Congress authorized a commemorative coin to fund the purchase of the site. This commemorative half dollar was the first US coin to feature an African American, and was minted from 1946 to 1951 at three different mints. 18 varieties of the coin were produced, and more than 1.5 million were sold (primarily to collectors). Yet, after the coin's production was finished, the BTW Commission owed more money than it had assets, and the Commonwealth of Virginia had to step in to provide funds to purchase the site.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966[3] and designated a National Monument on April 2, 1956.
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Booker T. Washington Slave Cabin Commemorative Coin
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- National Park Service National Monuments in Virginia
- Museums established in 1956
- Museums in Franklin County, Virginia
- African-American museums in Virginia
- Biographical museums in Virginia
- Farm museums in Virginia
- Protected areas of Franklin County, Virginia
- Protected areas established in 1956
- National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Virginia
- Booker T. Washington
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Virginia museum stubs